Trevor Nickolls b. 1949

  • Artist (Painter)
South Australian Aboriginal painter who began working in the visual arts in the early 1970s. Along with Rover Thomas, Nickolls represented Australia in the 1990 Venice Biennale. Nickolls has work in many public collections including the Art Gallery of NSW, Art Gallery of SA and the National Gallery of Australia.
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Trevor Nickolls was born in Adelaide, South Australia, in 1949. He gained a Diploma of Fine Art (Painting) from the South Australian School of Art in 1972, a Post Graduate Diploma in painting from the Victorian College of Arts in 1980 and also holds various teaching diplomas.

Nickolls began exhibiting in 1971 and has work in the public collections of many institutions including the National Gallery of Australia, the Art Gallery of South Australia, the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, the National Gallery of Victoria and the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

Along with Rover Thomas, Nickolls was the first Aboriginal artist to be represented in the Venice Biennale in 1990.

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Other occupations
  • Teacher
  • Teacher
Copyright agents
  • Nickolls, Trevor
  • Nickolls, Trevor
Related person groups
  • Vivien Anderson Gallery (associate of)
  • Vivien Anderson Gallery (associate of)
Related works
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  • Dreamtime calling from Gondolaland (creator of)
  • Wrestling with white spirit (creator of)
  • Dreamtime - Machinetime (creator of)
  • Dreamtime calling from Gondolaland (creator of)
  • Wrestling with white spirit (creator of)
Related collections
  • Rotterdam National Museum, Netherlands (collected in)
  • Iwalewa Haus, Bayreuth, Germany (collected in)
  • Alice Springs Art Foundation, Alice Springs, NT (collected in)
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Melbourne College of Advanced Education see Melbourne Teachers College Collection (collected in)
  • Canberra College of Advanced Education, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • University of Technology, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • James Cook University, Townsville, QLD (collected in)
  • Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery, Broken Hill, NSW (collected in)
  • Moree Plains Gallery, Moree, NSW (collected in)
  • Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Rotterdam National Museum, Netherlands (collected in)
  • Iwalewa Haus, Bayreuth, Germany (collected in)
  • Alice Springs Art Foundation, Alice Springs, NT (collected in)
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Melbourne College of Advanced Education see Melbourne Teachers College Collection (collected in)
  • Canberra College of Advanced Education, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • University of Technology, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • James Cook University, Townsville, QLD (collected in)
  • Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery, Broken Hill, NSW (collected in)
  • Moree Plains Gallery, Moree, NSW (collected in)
  • Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Board Member, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Board (received)
  • Creative Arts Fellowship, Australia Council for the Arts (received)
  • 1980 Alice Springs Acquisition Art Award (received)
  • 1976 Canberra Civic Permanent Art Award (received)
  • Board Member, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Board (received)
  • Creative Arts Fellowship, Australia Council for the Arts (received)
  • 1980 Alice Springs Acquisition Art Award (received)
  • 1976 Canberra Civic Permanent Art Award (received)
Related events
  • Making Tracks: A Glimpse at Two Decades of Aboriginal Art in South Australia (None)
  • Nungar Spirituality - New Drawings by Trevor Nickolls (exhibited at)
  • National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award (exhibited at)
  • Venice Biennale (exhibited at)
  • Making Tracks: A Glimpse at Two Decades of Aboriginal Art in South Australia (None)
  • Nungar Spirituality - New Drawings by Trevor Nickolls (exhibited at)
  • National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award (exhibited at)
  • Venice Biennale (exhibited at)
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